Review quote

"This book is a gem and offers a wonderful roadmap for students of any age who are thinking about engaging in a complicated world. It should make its way to every university career counselling office." Abraham F. Lowenthal, Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California

Table of contents

Foreword by Paul Farmer; Acknowledgments; 1. Visions of a Family Farm; 2. The Arrival; 3. Spanish Lessons; 4. Olga and the Hogar; 5. Not as Imagined; 6. Summer; 7. More Spanish and Other Lessons about Chile; 8. Politics; 9. The Pacific Coast; 10. The End of Summer; 11. A New School Year; 12. Professional Conversations; 13. On Being a Teacher; 14. Noisy and Complicated; 15. The Farm Revisited; 16. Donors, Demons, and Dentists; 17. Marcelo; 18. An Unexpected Journey; 19. A Home on Tupungato Street; 20. Catholics, Mormons, and Evangelicals; 21. Boys, Babies, and Biters; 22. The University; 23. Winter in a New Neighborhood; 24. Sebastian; 25. Explaining a Few Things; 26. You're Going to Do What?; 27. Groping in the Dark; 28. God Will See Us Through; 29. The End of the Road; 30. The Days of Waiting; 31. The Visit of the Gringos; 32. Searching for Something; 33. Taking Leave; Epilogue